/// <summary>
/// Gets the enclosing character.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="start">if set to <c>true</c> [start].</param>
/// <param name="genericChar">The generic character.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static char GetEnclosingChar(bool start, EnclosingGenericChar genericChar)
{
switch (genericChar)
{
case EnclosingGenericChar.Brackets:
return(start ? '[' : ']');
case EnclosingGenericChar.MathSigns:
return(start ? '<' : '>');
}
return(default);
/// <summary>
/// Gets the name of the friendly type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="t">The t.</param>
/// <param name="genericChar">The generic character.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string GetFriendlyTypeName(this Type t,
EnclosingGenericChar genericChar = EnclosingGenericChar.Brackets)
{
var typeName = t.Name.StripStartingWith("`");
var genericArgs = t.GetGenericArguments();
if (genericArgs.Length > 0)
{
typeName += GetEnclosingChar(true, genericChar);
foreach (var genericArg in genericArgs)
{
typeName += genericArg.GetFriendlyTypeName(genericChar) + ", ";
}
typeName = typeName.TrimEnd(',', ' ') + GetEnclosingChar(false, genericChar);
}
return(typeName);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the name of the friendly type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="t">The t.</param>
/// <param name="fullName">if set to <c>true</c> [full name].</param>
/// <param name="genericChar">The generic character.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string GetFriendlyTypeName(this Type t, bool fullName = true,
EnclosingGenericChar genericChar = EnclosingGenericChar.Brackets)
{
return(t.IsGenericType ? t.Namespace + "." + t.GetFriendlyTypeName(genericChar) : t.FullName);
}
